Alberta News

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says picking Julie Dabrusin as Canada’s environment minister is a bad idea that forecasts renewed federal opposition to her province's wellspring oil and gas industry.

EDMONTON — Calgary legislature member Ric McIver is the new Speaker of the Alberta legislature.

EDMONTON — If the Edmonton Oilers replicate their most complete playoff game this season, their coach says they'll be hard to beat.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Elks signed veteran Canadian offensive lineman Mark Korte to a two-year contract extension Tuesday. Korte, of Spruce Grove, Alta., remains under contract with Edmonton through the 2027 season.

EDMONTON — Residents north of Edmonton who fled an out-of-control wildfire earlier this month can return to their homes despite the blaze continuing to burn.

EDMONTON — The Edmonton Oilers were able to put a devastating loss behind them and come back with their most complete effort of the playoffs.

EDMONTON — Alberta has reported 39 new cases of measles, bringing the provincial total to 365 since early March. The government says 30 of the new cases are in Alberta's south zone, which has seen more than half of all cases.

EDMONTON — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for a federal review of nearly century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to Alberta's government opening the door to a separation referendum.

FAIRVIEW, ALTA. — RCMP say a toddler who disappeared from a home in northwestern Alberta has been found safe following an overnight ground and air search.

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is freezing its industrial carbon price effective immediately at $95 per tonne of emissions.